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FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1975
FOODSTUFFS COST MORE LAST MONTH
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THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF RICE DROPPED LAST MONTH BUT FRESH WATER FISH, PORK, LIVE POULTRY AND FRESH VEGETABLES ALL COST MORE DUE TO REDUCED SUPPLIES AND HEAVY DEMAND DURING THE CHINESE NEW YEAR PERIOD.
AS A RESULT. THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS IN THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEX COVERING HOUSEHOLDS WITH A MONTHLY EXPENDITURE OF BETWEEN $400 AND $1,499 ROSE BY THREE POINTS, WHILE THAT IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR FAMILIES IN THE $1,500-$2,999 EXPENDITURE BRACKET WENT UP BY TWO POINTS,
IN BOTH CASES, THE INDEX FOR SERVICES ROSE BY TWO POINTS EACH, MAINLY BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES FOR HAIR-DRESSING BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL.
MOVEMENTS IN THE INDICES FOR OTHER SECTIONS OF COMMODITY WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
OVERALL, THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE $400-$1,499 GROUP STOOD AT 107, TWO POINTS HIGHER THAN THAT FOR JANUARY. THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE $1,500-$2,999 BRACKET WAS ALSO 107, COMPARED WITH 106 IN JANUARY.
THE OLD GENERAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR FEBRUARY WAS 188, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF FOUR POINTS OR 2.2 PER CENT OVER JANUARY.
EXTRA LAND FOR CONTAINER TERMINAL
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MORE LAND MAY BE GRANTED TO THE DEVELOPERS OF THE FIFTH CONTAINER TERMINAL AT KWAI CHUNG.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE GRANT OF A LOT FOR THE TERMINAL WERE NOW AT AN ADVANCED STAGE, THE MAIN AREA OF FORESHORES AND SEA BED REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPING IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN NOTIFIED IN THE GAZETTE.
+ IT HAS NOW BEEN FOUND NECESSARY TO GRANT AN ADDITIONAL SMALL AREA OF SEA DED IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO THE PROPOSED CONTAINER BERTH, HE SAID.
+THIS EXTENSION IS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE DOCKING OF LARGE CONTAINER SHIPS, HE ADDED.
THE EXTENT OF THE ADDITIONAL AREA TO BE LEASED IS PUBLISHED IN A NOTICE IN TODAY'S GAZETTE.
ANYONE WHO HAS OBJECTIONS OR ANY CLAIMS OF PRIVATE RIGHT SHOULD SUBMIT THEM IN WRITING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
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